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As we well know, the product owner role is fundamental to creating a great product. So what happens to the project when the PO simply has too much to do? Here's how to support the very busy product owner.

Making a self-organizing team is the combined responsibility of the ScrumMaster or coach, senior management, organization, and the team itself. But for me, it is more the work of the team than of any of the others combined.

As organizations mature and grow into multiple Scrum teams, it becomes difficult to track adherence to processes. It is imperative to invest in periodic quality checks to confirm compliance with the standards.

The scope of a data warehouse program can be either loading the data warehouse or developing the application that will source data from the data warehouse. In either case, it’s important for programs using Agile that the focus is maintained on the end users.

I was part of the vendor team for a large, traditional-model Dutch bank that needed to move to Agile to adapt to frequently changing industry requirements. We made many adjustments to the existing master contracts to enable all of us to work in the new way.

During my consulting journey, I have come across multiple instances of an organization believing it is all set to undertake organizational transformation for Agile implementation — but then they come across crucial factors that were unattended while they were preparing the roadmap.